Photographic shutter.



PATBNTBD MAY 7, 1907.

F. A. BRO'WNELLi PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-21. 1905- 4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

5| 1 maniac PATENTBD MAY 7, 190.71 P. A. BROWNELL. PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER. APPLIOATION FILED 001'. 21, 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

F. A. BROWN'BLL. PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00121, 1905.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

PATENT-El? MAY '7, 1967.

F. A. BROWNELL, PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 21, 1905.

i QHEETSSHIIET 4e.

Q QL/ MkWA/ FRANK A. iro

' UNITED EASTMAN 7K 'DAK o TION on EW reim- EFIQE.

NELL; o iioerres11 ;it, AssiGNo "To THE A 'QY.BLWHESTER NEW YQRK, A ooRroRA-* sHo oe'R-Amm' SHUTTER.

ire-{stance v Application liledflcto To all whom it mag concern;

'of-Rochester, in the county of Monroe and i. State \of. N ew. ,York,v have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic Shutters; and I do herebyde'cla're l I ithie following ,to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to tionffof a photographic fshutte'n constructed iniaccordance withmy invent on. Fig. 2' represents asection through the cylinder-of .the'accompanyingdrawings, for-min numerals markedthereon.

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of this specification, and to :the re i erence- My presentinvention. relates to improve ments 1n hotographicshutters, and the purpose of tie invention is? to rov de aujm proved shutter of that type a apted to mak i ing the usual --time", bulb and fautomatically timed -or .instantaneousexfposures; and'is also equipped with-an i1n. i-pr'oved device'for holding the shutterblades i devicebe'ing reliable in'its operation of makn openposi'tion for focusing purposes, the

ing the several. exposures" and so'simplified in construction that its parts maybe cheaply. mad'e and readilyassembled. a To'these and other ends the invention consists'i-n certain improvements and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will.

.be'hereinafter more/fully described, the novel features being 1 set forth particularly in the claims hereunto annexed.

I In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevathe operating motor, taken on, the line 2-2 of Figf3 is a view of the shutter with the septum andother arts removedft I ithe shutter blades an their 0 erating 1 ii-ts, and also the device for holding the blades o en during thefocusing operation. s owe the setting device for controlling the;

shcwts-lshe shutter mechanism set for ff auto matioally timed. exposures with the master irnember about to be'released. Fig- 6' is a 3 viewofv the shutter casing with the. septum removed showing the adjustable diaphragm.

exposures 1 made by. the shutter.v Fig. '5

.Figs. 7' and-.8 show the shutter-'mechanismwith the operating parts removed, the mas- Fig. 7, while in Fig. 8 it shown as partially returnedtonormal position F g. 9 shows termember being almost fully retracted in Specification offL'etters Patent; I

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in the present instance a pair of blades '10 rat nteana 7, i907.

v A the. retarding device coiiperating with the Belt, known that I,- FRANK A..- BR'oW vnLL;

master member for "automatically, timing the exposures, Fig. 1O represents a section through the shutter casing, taken'on the line' -w$,0f'Fig. 9. Fig.11 is a'vie'w showing the Fig. 14 shows the setting device arranged for the "time exposure; and Figs. 15 and. 16 'show'the dilierent relations of the movable stop andimaster member corresponding with the successive operations of the operating member.

The same reference numerals in the several I views designate like parts.

The invention is capable of being applied to the various forms ofphotographic .Shlll'r.

ters, the present embodiment thereof comprising a hollow annular'casing formed of a body portion 1 and a removable cover or front plate 2, the latter being usually pro-- vided with a. sleeve 3 to receive the front lens ing an arm 7 thereon arranged to cooperatewith a projection .8 on a setting ring. 9, the latter being preferably arranged onthe'front also mounted a suitable shutter embodying .90 i of the shutter casing. Within the casing is and 11' pivoted toswin'g-about the pivots 12 and"13 respectively, a link l t-serving to con -.ne ct the blades for simultaneous operation, a

pin-15 projecting laterally from one of the blades for a purpose to be 'iwreinafter denear its pivot so that when the said lever is operated in one direction it will operate to seer AVAILABLE. some;

vided with a spring 22 encircling the pivot and engaging a projection 23 to move the master meinber toward the left. (See Fig.

13.) Thismaster member is curved to clearthe aperture in the septum, and is provided onits free end with a pawl 24 which is pivoted at 25 and provided with a flange or guide 26 arranged at an incline to the path of motion of the master member, and has a;

stop 27 arranged to co6perate with the upper edge of the master member to limit the mo tion of the pawl in one direction, a spring 28 on the master member operating on the pawl to move the stop 27 thereon in engagement with the master member. Obviously when the-master member is moved to the right, the projection 15 on the shutter blades engagin the outer side of the guide 26 on the pand will cause the latter to lift in passing until the end of the guide is reached when thepawl will drop to a position with the guide below the projection and the stop 27 against the master member, and as the latter is moved to the left by its spring 22 the projection 15' will follow the inclined guide 26,thus lifting the projection and consequently operating the shutter blades into 0 en position, (see Fig. 9), and the .blades wil be held in open position until the projection reaches the end of the guide, at which time it will be released,

permitting the blades to return to normally closed position under the action of spring-1 9.

The master'member is guided in its mo-' tions by the ribs which are formed byconcentric offset portions 120 of the master member, resting against the forward surface of the septum, and by the overhanging lug 29 which cooperates with the concentric portion 30 of the master member, and the free end of the'latte'r is-arranged to co6perate with one end of a lever 31 ofa retarding device, the latter comprising in the present instance a cylinder 32-attached to the casing having an air-tight plunger 33 operating therein, an arm 34- centered on the pivot 21 having a portion enga 'ing the movable plunger to operate it wit in its cylinder. The lever 31 is intermediatel pivoted at 35 to the bell-crank lever 36, t e latter being piv oted to the casing at ,37and provided with an adjusting arm 38. One end of the lever31 as before stated, is provided with an incline to cooperate with the master member while the opposite end thereof is provided with a curved portion 39 having a projection 40 thereon arranged to-engagethe lever 34,.an

upturned finger 41 being preferably provided on the arm 34 to engage the said curved portion and thereby retain the projection 4-0 in cooperative relation with arm 34, a lug 42 on the master member serving to retract the arm 34 and the plunger when the master member is retracted.

The free end of the adjusting arm 33 is pivoted by the hollow pivot 43 to a link 44, the free end of the latter in turn beingprovided with a pin 45, (see Fig. 5) and this pin is arranged to operate in the cam slot 46 of an arm 47, the latter being pivoted at 48 to the operating lever 49 which is pivoted at 50 to the shutter casing, a spring 51 encircling the pivot 50 and bearing on the operating lever or member to normally lower the arm 52 thereof into an opposite position from that shown in Fig. 14, and in turn this arm 52 cooperates with a suitable motor embodying in the present instance a plunger 53 fit ted to operate by fluid pressure within the o linder 54 attached to the casing, a nipple being provided at the lower end of the cylinder for the attachment of the usual bulb tube. The operating member is provided with 'a cam slot 56 into which the pin 45 also projects, so that reciprocatory motion of the ink- 44 and the pin 45 will produce a relatively transverse motion of the arm 47 on the operating member, causing a stop 57 on the latter to operate within the transverse slot 58 in the operating member. This movable sto 57 is arranged to cooperate with the pro ections 59 and '60 of the master member, according to the relative position occupied by the said stop within the slot 5S, the projections 59 and 60 moving in aths arranged transversely to the path 0' the movable stop. a

The projection 45 is adjusted by the link 61 having a pin 62 resting in the hollow pivot 43 of link 44, the other end of the link 61 being pivoted at 63 to an arm 64 on the exposure setting lever 65, and this lever has a '.pointer 66 thereon adapted to 'coopei ate with a scale 67 on the face of the shutter casing having the marks T, B', 100,

25, 5, 2 and 1 thereon corresponding respectively to time, bulb and the automatic ex osures of one-hundredth, onetwenty-fift 1, one-fifth, one-half of a second, and one second duration.

011 the operating member at 68 is pivoted alatch 68having a heel 69 thereon arranged to engage behind a projection 70 on the master member to retract the latter, a knock-off lug 71 being provided on the master member for disengagin the heel 69 and projection 70 when the late and master member have moved together to a givenpoint, a toe 7, being preferably provided on the latch for holding the heel in cooperative positior before engaging its corresponding projection. A spring 73 encircling the pin 74 and having the heel69of thelatter yieldingjin coopera- -t ive relation with the projection 70 of themaster. member, so that when the operating illheel will-cooperate with the projection70 .of the master member to retract the latter latch" to disengage to to return to normal position, releasing of the ism maybe effected through a pivoted finger piece 77 arranged ontheexteriorlof the shutter casing and having a'proj'ection 78 ex tending through a slot in the casing; and restingagainst one arm of a lever 79 the latwith'a recess '81 corresponding in sha e to an aperture or recess in the cylinder cooperder within its seat in the cas ng.

' Wiiih.-ii3S pointer registering with the mark.

. the stop 57, into the upper part of slot 58 and cause the upper end'ol lever 31 which 0 er ates the retard device to be lowered and t ms the projection 59 on themaster member and actuated. in making time. exposures, a reces's 76 .being provided in the pro ection 59 to-per' mit the passage of the limiting projection as 'the o crating and master members are fop- -.sired but it has been found advantageous to form-a seat for it, and fixed in the wall of and when the c linder is mproper position,. the. bracket 83 the cylinder is clam ed. to the casing by the with my invention by setting the lever 65 resting in. the cams 46 and 56'I'espectively of member, permitting the latter to complete}.

an arm engaging the latch serves to retaini memberris operated in one direction, the

until the knock-off projection 71 strikes the v eprojection70 and the latch, and thus permitthe master member operating member permitting the'latch to ratchet'past the pro ection 7 O-without operating the master member, the toe 72 resting" against the said projection tohold the heel in cooperative relation therewith.-

A limiting projection 75 is preferably pro vided on-the. operating member to engage act as a stop for the operating member when eratec from normal into actuated positions.

Manual operation of the shutter mechan- Instantaneous, eacpos'umes maybe obtained with ashutter constructed in accordance 100 on'the scale, or by referring to Fig. 11 of the drawing,'the link 44'atthis adjustment Will be drawn backfsoithat the pin 45 thereon the arm 47 and operating member will move thus clear both of the projections-59 and 60 on the master member. Adjustment of arm 38 to an intermediate position, Fig. 13, will clear the corresponding end of the master" under action of its spring 22, the shutterwill be rapid, causing the blades to bemoducedsbysettin thelever until its pointer e H 25) 1.5, l

, the cooperative relation of t e rojection 15 and guide 26, the master mem er will come its motion without encountering the retard mechanism. With the parts adjusted in this way, the operating member 49 is rockedinto the position shown in Fig; 141, either by means of the motor or the finger piece 77, the

heel 69 of the latch on the operating member;

cooperating with'the projection 70 of the master mernber'toretract the latter until the. pawl 24 thereon passes the projection 15 connectedto shutter blades, causing the said projection to traverse the upperside of theinclined guide 26 and thus operatin to open the blades; (See .Figs, 7 and 8). .mmedi-r ately after the pawl drops behind the projection 15,-the'projection 71.of the master mem-' ber engaging behind the latch 68 will cause the heel 6.9thereon1to disengage from the projection 70 of the master member, permitting the latter to return to normal position blades remaining open-only whilethe projection 15=engages the guide 26-0f the pawl." As the lever 31 is so adjusted as to clear the master member, the operation of the latter mentarily opened and immediately closed, thus producing practically an instantaneous or snap shotf. exposure.-

-Automattcally ttmedi eatposures. are proregisters with 1, corresponding respectively to. onetwenty-fifth, one-fifth, one-half parts. of a second and one secondexposures, andin set-' I tingfthe lever65 the arm 36 of the retarding mechanism is shiftedso astolift the lever 31 more or less into thepath of-the cooperating portion on the niaster'member, the movable position it occu ies in making instantaneous loo.

stop 57 remaining substantially in the same exposures, and t ius clearing both projections I 5,9. and 60 on' the master member. .VVhen the operating member is actuated with the set.- ting lever thus adjusted, the master member will be retracted and subsequentlyreleased by the latch, but in- Inoving towardactuated position the projection 42. on the master member will engage the arm 34 de ressing the latter and moving the retarding evice or plunger into set position, or a position pre-' parato to the return stroke Whicl1,'detel.-' mines t e length of the. exposure, and before completing its return motion and While the shutter'blades are heldin 0 en position by] into contact with the inclined portion of lever- 31, causing the latter to be, tilted aboutlits I pivot'35, bringing the projection 40 thereon against the arm 34- and swinging the latter about its pivot to operate the plunger 33 within its cylinder. The duration of the exposure is-automatically timed according to ,the travel of the the plunger is adjusted by v plunger Within the cylinder, end the stroke 0 shiftin the lever 31 so that more or less of the mdline thereon is in the path of the master member, for inthis Way, the end of the master member will engage the lever 31 .5 sooner or later according to-What point on the incline it engages.

Bulb exposures are obtained by setting the lever. 56 until its pointer registers with the anark -B on the dial, for this will operate .:m"'the link 44 to bring the movable stop 57 into thereon to operate the rojection to open the shutter blades. owever, the return motion of the master member will be ar-. I tested while the blades are open-by the engagementof the projection 60 thereon with the movable sto 57 on the operating member, and when t e latter is released, it will inovetoward normal position causing the movable stop 57 to .disenga efrom the pro- 'jection 60 and thus permit t e master member to complete its return motion, the shutter blades being thus held open only as long as uthe operatingmember is held in operated -position.- E 5 Time exposures are obtained by adjusting '--the pointer of the setting lever to register with the mark T on the scale, for this will operate the link 44 and its pin 45 until the movable stop 57 rests in the path of rojeco" tion 59 on the master member, While t e arm- 38 occupiessuch a position that the lever 31 j is clear of the master member and therefore j the retard device will be held out ofi operative position, (see Figs. 13 and 14). Opera- 5 tion of the operating member with the parts adjusted in this way will cause the latch to retract the master member and then release it, the latter operating on the projection 15 as it returns toward normal posltlon to open the 5o-shutt er blades. However, as the movable stop 57 rests in the path of projection 59 on the'mas'ter member, the return motion of the latter will be arrested 'while the shutter blades are still open, and when the'operatmg member is released, it will move toward normal position untilthe projection 75 thereon engages at the side of projection 59 .on the master member, the movable stop 57 moving from the rojection 59 to the second projec 60 tion 60, t we holding the operating member in an intermediate osition with the heel 69 "of the latch below the projection 70. A second operation of the operating member Wlll cause the movable stop 57 to slip off laterally from the projection 60, permitting the master.

member to complete its motion and thereby -multaneous operation, and when the focusing has been accomplished, the lever 17 is returned to normal position, and the blades will return automatically to closedposition under action of their s ring 19. Thus it will be observed that the blades may be opened and held open entirely independently of and without disturbing the setting of the shutter,

as is necessary with shutters of this type as heretofore constructed.

A photographic shutter embodying my invention is capable of making the various kinds of exposures including the so-called timei, bulb and automatically timed and instantaneous exposure, and still is composed of comparatively few parts that may be readily and cheaply turned, out by machinery, and the arts thusmade may be readily assembled by unskilled labor, en-

ablingthe shutter to be produced at a comparatively small cost. -Moreover, by employing the latch between the operating and master members, the shutter is automatic in its operation, that is actuatibn of the operating member serves to both set and release the master member, thus avoiding the necessity of preliminarily setting the master member for each exposure, -while by arranging the movable stop and its cooperating projections between the operating and master members, the several kinds of exposures described may be obtained in a sure and reliable way, while the improved arrangement sim lifies the construction and reduces the num er of arts of the shutter. By arranging the retar mch anism so that it may beentirely disengaged from the blade 0' crating parts excepting for the automatical y timed exposures insures certainty and uniformity-in the operation of the shutter blades while the parts are sub jected to the minimum of wear which in time would tend to alter the durations of the automatically'timed exposures.

. I claim as my invention:

1. In a photographic shutter, the comlhnation with a casing lnclosing a movable shutter blade, of'a master member for. operating the blade, an operating member for actuating the master member, and a movable stop on the operating membenhaving' a setting devicefor adjusting its position relatively to a cooperating portion 0 for varying the exposures produced by the shutter blade. 2. In a photographic shutter, the combinathe master member tion iwith'the movable shutter blade, of a mastermember spring operated in one direction for operating the blade, anoperatingmember for setting and releasi ng the master membeifandajstop on oneof theqmembers and having 'devicesjfor setting it to vary the master member.

' exposures by controlling the operation of the adjustable the'reorpin a direction transversely to thepath of the master-member for controlling the operation of the latter.

-5. Ina photographic shutter, the'combination with the movable shutter blades, of a master member for operating the blades, and having limiting projections arranged thereon, and a shutter opera ting member having a con- ,trolling stop, thereon adjustable relatively to the paths of the respective projections.

6. In a photographic shutter, the combination with the shutter casing and the movable shutter blades, of a. movable master member for operating the blades having limiting projections thereon, a pivoted'operating member, a stop carried bythe operating member and adjustable relatively to the paths of therespective stops of the master member, asetting device arranged on theshutter casing, and devices connecting the setting device andmovable stop for adjustingthe latter. i 7. In a photographicrshutter, the COIIlblnation with the shutter casing and the lades,

, of a movable mast-er member for operating sic .the blades having a projection thereon, an operating member, and a stop thereon for controllin the operation of the master memberembo ying a pivoted arm on the operatingmember having a-projecting stop to cooperate, with the projection of the master member, a cam slot being formed in the arm, and a pin cooperating with the operating member and o erating in the'cam slot of the arm foradjustlng the'sto relatively to the path ofthe projection on t e master member. f 8. In a hotographic-shutter, the combination wit .the shutter. blade, of a movable master member for {operating the blade having a. pair of projections thereonlan' operat ing member operable ina direction transversely to the motion of themaster member,

a controlling stop on the fioperating member arranged to cooperate with the pro ections of stop carried by the operating member thereof in one direction, and a projection on the operating member arrangedto coopere,

ate with the master member while the con-v trolling stop is in engagement withlone of the.

projections thereon, forpre'venting motion of theoperating member in one direction! p 9. In a photographic shutter, the combination with a movable shutter blade, of pivoted mastermember spring-operated in, one direction for operating the blade, and having projections thereon, an operating member for setting and releasingthe master member, a controlling stop on the operating member adapted to cooperate with the projections of the master member and control the operation thereof, and a projection on the operating member arranged to cooperate with the master member when the controlling stop is in engagement with one of the projections of the master member for controlling the movement of the operating member in one direct-lOIL j t 10. In a photographic shutter, the combination with a movable shutter blade, of a mastermember for operating the blade, and

an operating member for retracting the master member having alatch' thereon adapted to cooperate with the master member, and a knock-ofl projection on the master-member for disengaging the latter and the latch.

, 11. In a photographic shutter, the combination with a movable shutter blade, and a master member for operating the blade having engaging and knock-oil projections thereon, of an operating member. and a latch pivoted thereon having a heel to cooperate with the engaging projection for retracting the master member, and a toe adjacent to the heel and serving to insure the cooperative relation of the latter and its corresponding projection, the knock-off projection being arranged to disengage the heel and its projection at a predetermined point to release the master member. 12. In a photographic shutter, the combination with a movable shutter blade having a movable operating projection, of a member movable in a direction transversely to that of said projection and having a pivoted pawl thereon ,to cooperate with said projection when said member is moved in one direction to operate the blade, and to pass said projec tion withoutoperating it when moved in the opposite direction. 13. In a photographic 7 o] shutter, the combination witha movable shutter blade, and a movable operating projection for operating it,'of a member for operatin the said projectron, having a pawl pivote thereon having 1'2 1 "Ian inclinedgnide to engage the projectiorn and operate it in a direction transverse to the direction ofjmovement of said member to ated in one direction, said pawl beingpivoted move theblad'e when said member is operto swing clear of said projection when the said member is moved inthe posite direction.

, 14. In aphotogra hic s utter, thecombination with a mova connected t ereto, of a ivoted master member, and a pawl pivote on the master member and arranged .to swing in the plane of movement thereof and having an inclined flange projectif laterally .of the' plane 'of a movement and -orming a guide to cooperate with the blade operating projection.

- n 15. Ina photogra hic shutter, the combination with a mova le shutter blade, and a movable operating projection operatively connected t ereto, of a movable master mom-- i ber, a pivoted pawl on said member arranged one direction, an

-'am operatively connected to t to operate in the plane of movement of the master member, a flange on the pawl p'roject-' ing laterally of the plane of movement of the master member and adapted to serve as a guide to. coo perate with the blade operating projection, a'sprin for operating the pawl in a-limiting pro'ection on the pawl arranged to cooperate wit the mastermember as a stop-for the pawl whenin engagement with the blade operating'projection.

photographic shutter, the combination with the movable shutterblade, of a pivoted spring actuated master member for operating the blade, a retar device, an e retardi device and arranged to bee aged b a portion of the mastermember wagon the l att mo toward actuated position to set the retarding device preparatory to the o ning of the shutter blade, a lever arrange to be operated bythe master member during movement of the latter towardnormal posispring-actuated master member for operatk ing the blade havinga projection thereongola retarding device, an arm cooperating there";-

.tion,. and cooperatingwith said arm for returning the retarding device to normal posi-' tion during the exposure, and means for movmg the lever into and out of cooperative relation with the master member.

18. Ina photogra hic shutter, the combi- ;nation with a mova 1e shutter blade, and a with and with the projection of the master member, and an adjustable lever cooperating with. said arm having thereon adapted to be-engaged by the master le shutter blade, and a movable operating projection operativelyand having a portion a with the master member duringthe return .tively to cuts of the mastermemeris ,, nation with an inclined portion member.

nation'witha mova le shutter blade, and a master member for operati'ng the blade, of a rated] by the retarding device, an arm- 0 master memberfor settingt e retarding device, a levercooperat' apted to cooperate 19. In a photogra' hic shutter, the combi-' with the said arm movement of the retarding device, and means for shifti the said lever transversely relat e path of the master member." a

4 20. In a photogra hicshutter, the combi-' nation with a mova movable master member for operating it; of a retarding device, an arm for operating it, means for setting the said device preparatory to an exposure a lever for operating the said arm ,to return the retarding device to'normal position having a rtion thereon inclined relatively to the direction of movement of the master member, and a device for shifting the inclined portion of the lever across the path of the master member to vary the retarding action on the movement of the master member.

21.- In a photogra hic shutter, the combi-' nation with a mova le shutter blade, and a" pivotedmaster member for operating it and of a retarding an exposure controlling stop, device an arm for operating it, a lever arranged to'cooperate with the said arm and havmga portlon adapted to cooperate with the master member, a pivoted .bell crank having said lever, and an ad'ustingarm for'operating said crank to shii lever and a setting lever having a link con-. nection with ing arm.

- 22. In a photographic shutter, the combit the pivot of the said 1 :05 both the stop and said. adjustle shutter blade, and a I one arm provided with a pivot for nation with the casing, the movable shutter blades, and a master member for operating the blades, of a retarding device, an arm for operating the latter, means for setting said device preparatory to an exposure, a lever 00- operating at one end with said arm and havan inclined portion at its opposite end a apted to cooperate withthe master member to return the retarding device to. normal position, a bell-crank pivoted to a part on the easin having an arm .vseid ever, and an a justing" arm. on th atter to shift the in-' crank for adjusting the cl'ined portion of the lever-relatively to the master member for varyin the pro of the-latters movement fu retarding device is'operated.

23. In a photographic shutter the. combiter member ,for operating it, ha

roviding' a pivot for a movableshutter blade; a masrojections thereon, a movable stop adapte to cooperate withsaid projections for'varying the rtion ring which the kinds of exposures, and a retarding device having a art movable into and out of cooperative re ation with the master member, of

an arm for adjusting the retarding device, a device for ad ust ng the movable stop and a link connecting the stop adjusting device and the adjusting arm for the retarding device for simultaneous operation. 24. In a photographic shutter, the combie nation with a movable shutter blade, a 1nas-.

ter member for operating the blade having projections thereon, a movable stop adapted to cooperate with the said projections for varying the kinds of exposures, and a cam for adjusting the movable stop, of a retarding tarding device,

25. In a photographic shutter, the combination With a movable blade, a master member for operating it having projections thereon, an operating member ior setting the master member having a slot therein, a slotted arm movable on the operating member having aistop'thereon adapted to cooperate with .the projections of the master member to control the movement thereof, and a pin operatingin the slots of the operating member and the arm thereon for adjusting the position of the movable stoprelatively to the path of the projections on the master'member, of a retarding device having part arranged to move into and out of cooperative relation with the master member, an arm for adjusting the said part, and a link connecting the retard controlling arm and the pin of the said slots for simultaneous operation.

26. In a photographic shutter, the combination with a casing, movable shutter blades therein, a master member for operating the blades having projections thereon, and a movable stop adapted to cooperate with said projections to control the movement of the master member, oi a retarding device having a art movable into and out of cooperative re ation with the master membep, a pivoted arm for adjusting the said part, a link having a part for operating the movable stop and a hollow pivot connecting it to the said arnna settinglever on a portion of the casing, and a second link connected to the setting lever and having a pin cooperating with said hollow pivot.

FRANK A. BROWNELL;

Witnesses Eli. CHURCH, E. B. Rom. 

